HTC Desire 610 8GB Unlocked GSM 4G LTE Quad-Core Android 4.4 Smartphone - Black (No Warranty)

I had use the phone for a week. Strong signal, easy to use and navigate, right size, looks great, battery is holding 2 full days. So far I found just one issue: the calculator is really poor, it needs a serious update. The basic camera is average; however, if you play with the setting you will see a serious improvement. The construction is plastic, so I recommend a case. Compared to newer phones it looks just OK but the size and functions are above average.UpdateAfter few months, this is a great phone for the price.

This is a great phone, I bought it used like new, and it seemed to be in perfect condition upon arrival. People have commented about the screen not being very high resolution, but the image and video quality has seemed quite satisfactory to me. The android user interface is very easy to navigate, and the structure and layout of the physical device seems solid and well thought out.UPDATE: I have now had this device for almost 4 years, and it is performing just as well as it did on day 1. Battery life is excellent and apps don't freeze.

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This is a more affordable smart-phone for those that do not need their phone to be their personal computer. The phone works great, and the battery life is very good. The screen size and specs are adequate for basic browsing. If you just need a phone to be a phone, this is a great option. We use this with trac-fone prepaid plans, as we do not have need for large amounts of data transfer or minutes per month, which makes it a very affordable option for smartphone use.

I would have given a five star if it was exactly how it is advertised. The fact is, it is an AT&T phone which is factory unlocked. What that means is you can't really get all its features if you don't use AT&T - I used it with T Mobile and even though voice and data worked okay, it was never possible to tether it as a mobile hotspot and use the data. This makes the phone pretty useless for me. I'm kind of forced to use AT&T - which I don't like and possibly wouldn't have bought if that was mentioned clearly.

I bought this phone in order to use it on the t-mobile network, however, the Sim size of the phone is a Nano while I had a micro Sim card. After some cuts on my micro Sim card, I was able to make it work perfectly. Also, in order to get data connection for t-mobile you need to insert a network manually, there's several videos on youtube that show step by step how to do it. Other than that, the phone has worked perfectly and the packaging was perfect as well.

Beware of missing information. I was looking forward to my first Android phone and what I received was a big disappointment.1. The write up about the HTC was very interesting at the capabilities. The memory cards being on the outside of the phone was not something I would prefer but I thought I could work with that.2. I kept reading and found that the battery is not user friendly, hidden away in a sealed compartment. The phone does not have a replaceable battery but I thought I could work with that.3. The memory cards; (this is from the HTC manual that I finally found after several hours of searching the web) "Open the plastic slot cover with your thumb or finger insert nano SIM card until it clicks." There is no click and no sound or feeling a click. Same story for the microSD card. But one thing more, never heard of doing this, "Unmount the microSD card". "Slide the plastic hinge into the side and press the cover until it clicks into place." A hinge folds or swings, it does not slide. It is on a very thin plastic hinge so it folds over the slot. I could see that breaking off very soon.4. The working phone itself is not bad, a little confusing, but not bad. I had been reading the manual before the phone came but it is not one I would have written because it leaves out information (I have written several manuals during my engineering career). No mention of the memory card sizes through out the manual. Does give a decent job of how to put the cards into the phone with pictures included. The software is similar to Windows 8.1 phone, which I have, with the sliding screens only they call them "widget panels". I did not get into them but to know that the phone comes with two and you can set up others.5. Interesting stuff: Transferring your old information was easy and painless until I went to find it. Google Drive integration. This phone is all about Google. On the home page is an icon that is GOOGLE. You press it and you go into the Google app store. The HTC phone is all about using "Two-finger swipe" and "Three-finger swipe", "makes the three-finger gesture work only" is from the manual. I rarely use my fingers, my fingers are too oily puts a film on the screen. I use a stylus with a rubber tip and did not have any problems working the apps or switching between panels. I take screen caps on my Windows Phone and wondered it the HTC does too. I did not find it until now. The process is similar, "Press and hold POWER and VOLUME DOWN at the same time".6. Now the bad stuff. I would give this a "minus ONE STAR" IF I COULD. The HTC did not come with the nano-SIM card. The phone can not be ATT activated with out the nano-SIM card. I sent an email to the seller, requesting the nano-SIM card. They told me, "if you look at the listing, "'it says it does not come with a sim card'". I did, four times, and there is no mention of any sim card, including or not including the card in the package. After telling them that then they said, "if it does not mention the sim-card it will not come".That is to say if the seller does not say, "the HTC does not include the memory (nano/SD) cards" then they will not be part of the shipment. The power cord is not mentioned either but that is included.The HTC phone has a label on the back that has the IMEI numbers and a note from ATT that says, ""Current AT&T customers:" and above the IMEI label it says, "new SIM included in the package". The saving grace of this is that I went to the ATT site and put in the IMEI number and ATT would send me a nano sim, Free, to activate the phone. That would have been ok except I paid for the nano sim card that every phone comes with, my Windows Phone did and I activated it in two hours. The individual was arguing through the email about not sending out the card.You wasting time and money if you buy this phone because of the sim card.

Simply the best phone I ever had, way better than Samsung S4 (I9500) I must say...... Evendough it does't have killer specs, it really doesn't need it, its performance is amazing, battery life is out of this world, with all running, it lasts up to 36 hours, I'm talking about WIFI on and updating packages frequently, if I turn WIFI off, can easily last 48 hours....... Watching movies and videos every once in a while between charges, it can lasts at least 24 hours.....